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Medical Model of Disability -
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Viewing disability as a problem of t he person, directly caused by disease, trauma, or other
health conditions which require sustained medical care.
Social Model of Disability -
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Sees the issue of "disability" to be a socially created problem and a matter of full integration
of individuals into a society.
Economic Model of Disability -
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Defines disability by an individuals inability to participate in work.
Functional Solutions Model of Disability -
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A practical perspective that identifies the limitations due to disability with the intent to cre-
ate and promote solutions to overcome those limitations.
Cultural Affiliation Model of Disability (Social Identity Model) -
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Refers to a sense of deriving one's personal identity from membership within a group of
like-minded people.
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, Charity Model -
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Regards people with disabilities as unfortunate and in need of assistance from the outside,
with those providing charity viewed as benevolent contributors to a needy population.
Color Blindness -
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A sensory disability that impairs a person's ability to distinguish certain color combinations.
Blindness -
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Sensory disability resulting in near complete loss of vision.
Low Vision -
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A sensory disability that impairs a person's vision past the point that corrective lenses can
restore past 20/40 or 20/60.
Deafness -
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The total or near loss of hearing.
Hard of Hearing -
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Partially impaired hearing in one or both ears.
DeafBlindness -
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Medical Model of Disability -
ANSWER
Viewing disability as a problem of t he person, directly caused by disease, trauma, or other
health conditions which require sustained medical care.
Social Model of Disability -
ANSWER
Sees the issue of "disability" to be a socially created problem and a matter of full integration
of individuals into a society.
Economic Model of Disability -
ANSWER
Defines disability by an individuals inability to participate in work.
Functional Solutions Model of Disability -
ANSWER
A practical perspective that identifies the limitations due to disability with the intent to cre-
ate and promote solutions to overcome those limitations.
Cultural Affiliation Model of Disability (Social Identity Model) -
ANSWER
Refers to a sense of deriving one's personal identity from membership within a group of
like-minded people.
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, Charity Model -
ANSWER
Regards people with disabilities as unfortunate and in need of assistance from the outside,
with those providing charity viewed as benevolent contributors to a needy population.
Color Blindness -
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A sensory disability that impairs a person's ability to distinguish certain color combinations.
Blindness -
ANSWER
Sensory disability resulting in near complete loss of vision.
Low Vision -
ANSWER
A sensory disability that impairs a person's vision past the point that corrective lenses can
restore past 20/40 or 20/60.
Deafness -
ANSWER
The total or near loss of hearing.
Hard of Hearing -
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Partially impaired hearing in one or both ears.
DeafBlindness -
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